Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-22
,ould love worried Tho mime ou~raelve,n

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"tiood, anl lost even that lalnr. Look
you, little brother. Show to mo now the
Mexican that has ever made a real of a mine
In California. How many, CHI Monet Not
one. Who WINS the Mexcnn's mine. ehi
Amcricanos! Who takes money from the
Mexican's mine9 Americanos! Thou re-
memlerest Driones. who spout a gold mine
ia make q silver onci WHO has the lands and
house Of DrionesY A~mericanosl Who has
the cattle Of Brioncss Americauos! Who
has the mine OF Drioness Americanos! Who
has tho silver Eriones never foands Amcri.
canes! Always tho samei Forever! abb
carramhal"
Then the Evil One evidently took it into
his bead AMI horns tn worry and tns these
men-comparativrly innNpnt MS they were
! still further. fnr n purpose. For presently to
them appeared n,e Victor Garcia, whilom
a clerk Of the Aymte,nimto, WIN lnilicl thcm
' over asuarlientc, AMI told them tho story ut
tho quicksilver discovery, and the two mining
claims taken ont TINT night Ivy Cmcho and
Wics. Wbereat Manuel cxplMl.xl with pro-
family n,ml lmrrHsl bimc with sulrlNmrolls male
,%lirtion; Int Miguel. tho recent etxlesiastic,
sat Iivi.l mud thoughtful. Finully can,e ,
pause in Mamncl's l~Mml,ardment, uml solne
thing lik" this conversation took place be-
tween thc ctNler nrtors:
Miguel Nl"isltfnlly) When was It tl,on
dilst petition for lands in the valley, friend
Victnrs
Victor (amazedly,--Never It is a sterile
wnste. Am I fnNla
Miguel Ga,ftly,- Thon dihst. OF thy gov.
error. Mi%clIelhmpna. have seen tho appli-
cntion.
Victor beginning T." appreciate q roiential
olnr)-Si! I Ind forgotten. Art thou sure It
was in the vallcya
Miguel tpclsunsively) I'm the valley and up
tho falln.*
Victor with dccisinN : Certainly. OF a
verify tho fnila lil;owtsa
Miguel hyoing virtnh1 And yctthou hadst
not the grant. Painful ~ Il That It should
hive lnen hut1Mnl witt, the destruction IT the
other archives by the AMerica,.Os at Mun.
tetny.
Victor cautiously feeling Ills way)-pts-
Sihlrmcntc.
Miguel It. might I've wise to link into It.
Virtnr tluntly)-As why,
Miguel -T"m orr gomi aud thine. friend
Victor. W." l"ing tl'-' n discovery: thou
l"ins'st us thy skill. thy cxnricnvr, thy gov.
sr",mnt kn"wleslge- thy custom lM,se r..
CERT
Manuel 0"pnkimg IN dr,unkcnly>-Eut for
wimts Wenrs Maxi.nns. Are NO not fatedi
W-x shall l.na. Who xl,all keep the Am,eri.
tMnos ntri
kli.,mi-Wc shall tnke one American ini
' Tint ssSt timmt This American t.Mmrade
<i'nll lrils. his ronrt. l,is .yr,r.iLorrx After
a little lie slmii supply the nu,, who invent
.ra,da. or va,da, !, e.. TINT rart Of tho skirt Of
au .is ;I,aH Il 'nskss UPON liz, liz ,svsi pl .a'. " -
+Cranta, applications and official notifications.
' under the Spanish government. WE'RE drawn Ona
stamped raler kuown W Custom llMnA. lmps.r.
the machine Of steam, the mill, tho furnace,
CHI .
Victor-But who is he-not to steali
Mi3ucl-IIo il that man Of Ireland, q good
Catholic, at Tres Pinos.
Victor and Manuel (omnes)-Roscommoni
Mi3ucl-Of tho same. We shall give him
q share for tho provisions, for tho tools, for
tho aSuardicntc. 1t is of the Irish that the
Amcricanos have great fear. 1t is of them
that tho votes are raado-that tho president
Is chosen. It is Of him that they lnu,;c tho
alcaldo il San Francisco. And wo ore Of the
church, like him.
They said "Ducno" all together, and for the
moment appeared to bc upheld by q religious
cnthusiasm-a joint confession Of faith that
meant death, destruction and possibly for
gerry, as against tho men who thought other
wisc.
THIS spiritual harmony did away with all
practical consideration and doubt u havc q
little niece, "said Victor, ''whose work with the
pen is marvellous. If ono says to her, Car.
men, copy mo this or tho other ono'-cvon if
1t bc copper plate-look you it is done, and
you cannot know Of which is tho original.
Madro dc Diosl tho other day she makes mo a
rubrica Of the governor, Pho Pico, the same,
identical. Thou knowest her Miguel. She
asked concerning theo yesterday"
With tho embarrassment of nm undcrbred
man, Miguel tried to appear unconcerned.
but failed dismally. Indeed, I fear that the
black eyes of Carmen had already dono their
perfect and accepted work, and had partly
induced tho application for Victor's uid. Lie,
however, disambled so far as to ask:
"But will she not known
"She is q child"
sEut will she not talk7'
mot If ! say nay, and il thou-eh, Miguel"
This lit of flattcly (Which, Ivy tho way, was
a lie, for Victor's niece did not incline favor
ably to Miguel had effect. They shook
hands over tho table. "Dut," said Miguel,
"what is to 10 done must DO done nov" "At
tho moment" said Victor, "and thou shall SCI
it done. 1iha Docs it content thcca Then
comc!n
Miguel nodded to Manuel. 1--WE will re-
turn in nm hour; wait thou here"
They fil"l out into the dark. irregular street
Fate led them to pass tho Office of DIR. Guild
at tho moment that Concho mounted. his
horso. Tho shadows concealed them from,
their rival, but thoy overheard the last in.
functions of tho president to the unlucky Col,-
cho.
"Thou hoarcstF' said Miguel, clutchins Ills
companions arm.
eyes" said Victor. "But lot him ride, my
friend: in on" hour we shall have that that
shall arrive years beforo him. and with a
complatrnt chucl;lc they passed unseen and
u%nhcar,l until. abruptly turning q corner,
they stopped before Il low adobe house.
1t had once lecn IL somewhat prctentious
dwelling, hut had evidently followed the for.
tunes of its lato owner, Don Juan Eriones.
who had offered it as n lust sop to the three.
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